James Veitch (rugby union) explained

James Veitch
Birth Name:	James Pringle Veitch
Birth Date:	16 September 1862
Birth Place:	Penicuik, Scotland
Death Place:	Blackburn, England
Ru Position:	Full Back
Ru Amateuryears:	-
Ru Amateurclubs:	Royal HSFP
Ru Provinceyears:	1881-83 1882-86
Ru Province:	Edinburgh District East of Scotland District
Ru Nationalteam:	Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:	1882-86
Ru Nationalcaps:	8
Ru Nationalpoints:	(1 gl, 1 conv)

James Veitch (1862-1917) was a Scotland international rugby union player.^[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

He played for Royal HSFP.^[2]

Provincial career

He played for Edinburgh District in the 1883 inter-city match.^[3]

He played for East of Scotland District in the 30 January 1886 match against West of Scotland District.^[4]

International career

He was capped 8 times for Scotland in the period 1882 to 1886.^[5]

Family

He was born to Agnes Pringle and Andrew Veitch.

Notes and References

1. Web site: James Pringle Veitch. ESPN scrum.
2. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
3. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
4. Web site: Register . March 17, 2023 . subscription . British Newspaper Archive.
5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - James Veitch - Test matches. ESPN scrum.